I Am the Youngest Daughter of Murim’s Strongest, the Namgung Clan - Chapter 42
“I’ll take care of everything, so go ahead and lower your neck.”
Namgung Heeran’s eyes narrowed at the words,
Namgung Heeran’s eyes narrowed when he told Namgung Suryeon to lower her neck and stick close to the window because he would take care of everything. What are you going to do?
Namgung Suryeon tilted her head.
“Why should I?”
“Ah, then will you just keep leaving her in the dust hole! She’ll get sick!”
Namgung Kangwoo grumbled and pointed at Namgung Heeran. She looked up at the sky with a look of despair.
‘Why do you keep tripping me up?’
It was none other than Namgung Kangwoo who made her have the faintest imagination of worrying.
“What are you doing, Witch! Help me quickly!”
Namgung Suryeon clicked her tongue.
She had been planning to leave soon, but Namgung Kangwoo’s point was right. It was best to avoid places like dust pits as much as possible, and it was better to take Namgung Heeran out in advance just in case something happened.
When Namgung Suryeon took off her outer garment without hesitation and tried to put Namgung Heeran on it, Tang Zhuhong quickly extended her arm.
“I won’t be of any help to you! Instead, I’ll hold the baby!”
“Hmm.”
“The floor is dirty and hard!”
Namgung Suryeon’s gaze was fixed on the dusty floor. She took off her outer garment and laid it down, but it was still hard.
“You have to be careful.”
“Mmhm!”
Namgung Suryeon earnestly requested Tang Zhuhong and handed Namgung Heeran over to him.
“Baby, hello!”
Namgung Heeran’s mouth turned sour. He seems happy right now, but he’s not, is he?
“Come quickly!”
At Namgung Kangwoo’s urging, Namgung Suryeon approached the wall with the window. Namgung Kangwoo, riding her neck, straightened his back and stretched out his hands.
‘Did something just sparkle?’
Bang. Bang. Crrr.
Every time Namgung Kangwoo’s hand moved violently, they heard something breaking. It was an incredible force. However, there was no sunlight.
Crack.
Namgung Heeran yawned at the change that wasn’t visible even after continuing for a long time. Stop now and come here, I know another passage.
“It’s light, Baby!”
Tang Zhuhong’s eyes sparkled. Namgung Heeran took a deep breath.
‘Is that possible?’
Through the gap where the light was faintly shining, Namgung Kangwoo was seen smiling confidently.
“See. Didn’t I say I could do it?”
Namgung Kangwoo moved his hands carefully, unlike the rough knocking on the window covering the whole time. His hand movements were surprisingly skilled and precise.
“Wow, Namgung Kangwoo is really good.”
“Hehe. How many times have I escaped though.”
“Escape? What does that mean?”
Tang Zhuhong’s question made Namgung Kangwoo hesitate. Even Namgung Heeran tilted her head at the unexpected words.
She heard a story before that Namgung Kangwoo would escape from any place he was locked up and would often run away from his academic teachers. Is it that one?
When Namgung Heeran tilted her head, feeling a sense of incongruity that something didn’t quite fit, she felt confused.
“What does that mean, you ask. It means that I’m good at this kind of thing.”
A small, narrow window appeared with a creaking sound, but it was smaller than before.
Namgung Heeran’s eyes sparkled.
‘They did it, they did it!’
Now Namgung Kangwoo just has to go out and call the people!
Light shone on everyone’s faces. Namgung Kangwoo, who was holding onto the window frame tightly, put strength into his arms and changed his posture.
The posture as if he was riding on the horse changed. Namgung Kangwoo’s left foot touched Namgung Suryeon’s shoulder, and his other right foot touched the broken window frame.
“Huft.”
It was a swift movement like a flying squirrel. Namgung Kangwoo was seen smiling confidently. Great, just run!
Contrary to Namgung Heeran’s anxious heart, Namgung Kangwoo naturally turned his body.
“What are you doing standing there like an idiot?”
Namgung Kangwoo was lost in thought for a moment at Namgung Suryeon’s question. As soon as the warrior disappeared, the masters who had been watching them disappeared as well. If they came back, it would definitely be quite difficult to deal with them.
“Hey, bring the kid and come here quickly.”
Tang Zhuhong tilted her head at Namgung Kangwoo’s words.
“Why?”
“You ain’t moving quickly? Is your head a decoration? A kid who was trapped inside disappeared. Then do you think the kidnappers would just leave the kids here like, “Oh, you’re safe! Thank goodness!”
“Then the baby would be in danger?”
“Yeah! They’ll do more harm than good for the one who ran away. Or show an example. So bring her here first.”
Did Namgung Kangwoo even live while thinking properly like this?
It was amazing how he could say such a reasonable thing after being so indifferent to everything, regardless of whether it was right or wrong.
Namgung Suryeon, who had been pondering something, sighed.
“Can you take her to Brother safely?”
“Of course.”
“If you’re not confident, then back off now. It would be better for me to take her and then escape.”
“Huh, of course it would.” (sarcastically)
Namgung Kangwoo sneered at Namgung Suryeon. Namgung Heeran looked at the two with anxious eyes. W-Why are you trying to fight again!
“You can’t use your martial arts properly right now. Am I wrong?”
His bright eyes were filled with conviction. Namgung Heeran’s eyes widened when she saw the look of defeat on Namgung Suryeon’s face.
“How did I know, you ask? Do you think my head is just for decoration? If you knew how to use martial arts, would you have watched me foolishly destroy this? You would have destroyed it first, wouldn’t you?”
Are you Namgung Kangwoo? Why are you so smart? Isn’t that someone pretending to be Namgung Kangwoo by wearing Namgung his skin?
Namgung Heeran looked at him with suspicion. Strange. There’s no way Namgung Kangwoo could be that smart.
“It’ll be more dangerous if you run away and get caught.”
“I know that better than you.”
“Are you confident?”
“Do you think I’m a fool who says I can do what I can’t? And you’re also easier to move when you have nothing to protect, right?”
“…”
“Am I wrong?”
His growling voice was brimming with confidence. Namgung Suryeon made a decision.
She wrapped Namgung Heeran in the cloth she had placed on the floor.
“Hurry.”
At Namgung Kangwoo’s urging, Namgung Suryeon stood in front of the wall with Tang Zhuhong and Namgung Heeran.
“If the baby cries, there’s no other way, so hand over the Tang brat first.”
Namgung Suryeon lifted Tang Zhuhong and handed him to Namgung Kangwoo. He escaped safely. It was the moment when Namgung Suryeon carefully handed over Namgung Heeran.
Clang. Clang.
At the sound of the latch opening, Namgung Kangwoo gritted his teeth and reached out his hands. Namgung Heeran passed from Namgung Suryeon to Namgung Kangwoo.
‘She can’t use martial arts, so is it okay for her to be left alone like this?’
In the warehouse where the enemy’s target, which was herself, disappeared. Can Namgung Suryeon, who can’t use martial arts, really be safe inside?
Clang.
Namgung Suryeon’s eyes met hers. Namgung Suryeon smiled brightly.
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll take care of everything before I go.”
Her expression became strange as Namgung Suryeon looked relieved, as if she was really refreshed.
“Hmm. But still, if we’re going to talk about something, I guess I should pretend to take our Ahee with me, right?”
After a moment of hesitation, Namgung Suryeon immediately took off a layer of the clothes she was wearing, wrapped it, and hugged it tightly.
There was no hint of tension in her lightly humming a tune.
‘Can I just… relax?’
Namgung Heeran’s face became strange.
“Just go now. The door will open soon.”
At Namgung Suryeon’s urging, Namgung Kangwoo started running, holding Namgung Heeran in one hand and Tang Zhuhong in the other.
Namgung Suryeon, who had been watching the children walk away, suddenly turned around. When the door opened and someone entered, Namgung Suryeon pretended to be scared.
The sound of the door opening made her eyes glint fiercely at the figure that appeared.
“Ahee’s… nanny?”
“Yes, I was a nanny. Of the Youngest Miss.”
Namgung Suryeon’s face hardened at the nanny’s nod. She tried to confirm who was after Ahee, but this was a truly unexpected result.
‘They didn’t put her in the outer prison, but in the inner prison. How did she get out?’
They knew that there were elders behind her, thus they put her in the inner prison, not the outer prison where outsiders could come and go.
‘Only those who belong to the law enforcement party can access the inner prison.’
She remembered that the head of the law enforcement party was neutral.
Namgung Suryeon’s eyes were furious. Look at this, the house is a mess.
She was going to end it moderately, yet she ended up dragging out the annoying act and had more to confirm.
“That’s ridiculous! You’re the one who tried to kidnap Ahee?”
“Yes, it was me. Xixixi!”
The nanny laughed as if she had lost her mind and glared at the bundle of clothes Namgung Suryeon was holding.
“How did you get here? The prison of the inner court is a place that even people from the Namgung Clan can’t enter unless they’re from the law enforcement party! What kind of trick did you use!”
“You’re smart, Miss.”
“Did you bribe someone from the law enforcement party?”
The nanny snickered at Namgung Suryeon’s question. Namgung Suryeon, who saw the affirmation in that laughter, shouted.
“Lies! You, who committed a crime, bribed the people from the law enforcement party? Did you threaten them or something?”
“Threat? Greed makes many things possible. And people naturally have greed.”
Namgung Suryeon’s eyes flashed. At least it wasn’t a threat, but rather a bribe.
‘It feels a bit odd to think of it as a simple transaction.’
Although it was just a hunch, it seemed like a conspiracy instead of a transaction. And to confirm that, she felt she had to scratch her head further.
Recalling the nanny’s appearance, Namgung Suryeon chose expressions that would make her react violently.
“The law enforcement party is a place where outsiders of the clan can’t belong! Even the thorough law enforcement party leader! They’re unlike people like you who are blinded by selfish desires, not even Namgung’s collateral line!”
“Ha! Namgung’s collateral line! Do you think that if they have Namgung’s last name, everyone will support the head of the family? Or do they not seem greedy?! They’re all the same! The law enforcement party! Even he head of the law enforcement party!”
A flash of light flashed through Namgung Suryeon’s mind at the shout mixed with inferiority complex and anger. She thought only the law enforcement party’s warriors were involved, yet she was caught in more trouble than she thought.
Storyteller Lipzoldyck's Words
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